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Chapter 139
On the night of February 2012, 2, the Spurs played against the Celtics at home. This was the first time the two teams met this season, but due to the impact of the shrinking season, this was also the last time the two teams met in the regular season. .

Due to various news reports before the game, the match between the Lakers and the Knicks attracted widespread attention from around the world. More than 100 countries chose to broadcast live or broadcast one of the two games.

Unlike the Nuggets who visited last time, the Celtics during the Big Three period were a strong team for the championship. Coupled with the strong basketball atmosphere in the Boston area, hundreds of fans wearing Celtic players appeared in the In the arena.

Due to Jeff Green's season reimbursement, Rivers had to make a change. Rondo, Ray Allen and Pierce on the outside couldn't move, but Garnett was used as the center forward, and the backup power forward Brandon Bass was promoted. made a starter.

After a while, the game started. Facing Splitter, Garnett easily won the jump ball and steadily passed the ball to Rondo.

Rondo slowly brought the ball to the frontcourt. At the same time, the Celtics' tactics began to work. Pierce ran from the left 45-degree position to the bottom corner, and Leonard immediately followed closely. go up.

On the other side, Ray Allen quickly made a cross screen with Bass. A series of runs stretched the Spurs' defensive space. If this continues, the Celtics will easily have players who can run out of space. .

However, Rondo didn't seem to be ready to continue to implement tactics. Facing Parker, who lowered his body's center of gravity to prevent him from breaking through, Rondo suddenly raised his arm and lobbed the ball to Garnett inside.

Since the defensive space of others has been opened, after catching the ball, Garnett formed a singles against Splitter.After a series of skillful turnaround jump shots, they easily scored two points, and the Celtics opened up.

"Nice, this pass is very spiritual!"

Seeing the Celtics' attack completely, Yang Ke, who was sitting on the bench, couldn't help but blurted out.

"really!"

Ginobili nodded in agreement. Aside from his weird personality, Rondo still admired Rondo's golf intelligence, and he thought he was not as good as the accuracy and timing of his passing.

"Rondo's vision is very tricky, and he can see the offensive options that are better than tactical arrangements at a glance!"

Holding the towel in his hand, Yang Ke then said that because he was on the bench, he had a thorough understanding of the situation in the audience.Of course, I also saw that while the Celtics' tactical opportunities were still being created, Garnett on the inside had already got stuck and had the advantage.

"It's normal. Although Rondo's shooting is very inaccurate, his passing ability is rare among guards. Except for Nash, it is estimated that no one else can overwhelm him."

Ginobili is not surprised by this at all. He has played against Rondo countless times, and he knows that as long as Rondo thinks, no matter where he is on the court, he will find an excellent position and pass it accurately.

He is no longer the "giant glue" a few years ago. Under the cover of the Big Three, he has gradually begun to move towards the leader of the team.However, as long as his shooting and personality don't change, he won't be able to make a difference...

Popovich stood on the sidelines with his hands behind his back, watching Rondo who quickly retreated on the field, listening to Yang Ke and Ginobili's discussion, thinking silently.

Instead...

Popovich then turned his gaze and looked at Garnett, who was inside the Celtics.Although the physical function declines with age, the older the wolf king is, the more difficult it is to deal with.

In the next game, under the leadership of their respective core players, the two teams came and went back and forth. Since both sides were on the same level, the scores of the two teams did not draw apart Pass.

With 2 minutes left in the first quarter, the Spurs drew with the Celtics at 25:25. At this moment, Popovich called for a timeout, relying on the excellent rotation, and took the lead in making the decision to substitute.

"Young, Ginobili, you two are going to replace Parker and Green. On the premise of paying attention to the success rate of the offensive end, speed up the offensive rhythm appropriately."

Sitting on the small bench, Popovich quickly described his tactical arrangements while drawing on the tactical drawing board, "Pierce and the others are not young anymore, and their substitutes are very few, So consuming their physical energy is the best policy."

"By the way, Duncan, you can switch to Splitter after you play."

At the end, Popovich added that in just a few minutes of the game, Garnett had successfully blown up Splitter.

Knowing the difference in strength between the two, Popovich did not blame Splitter, but he would not tolerate Garnett continuing to take whatever he wanted in the paint, so he asked Duncan to face him.

As the two greatest power forwards of the contemporary era, although Duncan and Garnett have different technical styles, they are very balanced on both offensive and defensive ends.

For the Spurs' current lineup, if Duncan can be used to offset Garnett's role, Popovich is very willing to accept it.

After the adjustment, amidst the cheers of the home fans, Yang Ke and Ginobili walked onto the court side by side, the game continued, and the Spurs had the right to attack.

Bang!
Yang Ke controlled the ball steadily from outside the three-point line, maintained his own rhythm, let his body start to adapt to the game, and waited for his teammates to settle down.

"Hey! Rookie, see clearly in a while, I will teach you how to be an excellent point guard!"

Standing in front of Yang Ke, taking a defensive stance, Rondo paid attention to the situation on the field while spouting trash talk.

"Wait until you defend against my attack."

Yang Ke frowned. Although he thought there was a clear gap with Rondo in terms of passing and organization, he would not be disadvantaged because of this.

After finishing speaking, Yang Ke ignored Rondo who continued to clamor. After all, Yang Ke was not only not good at trash talking, he also didn't like to do it. The sentence he just replied was almost the same in his opinion.

At this moment, Ginobili pulled out the three-point line, and Yang Ke passed the ball directly to him without even thinking about it. Then he entered an off-ball state and led Rondo to intersperse around.

Yang Ke walked slowly to the penalty area. When he saw that Ginobili was temporarily blocked by Bradley's defense, he immediately gave Duncan a look, and then the two cooperated with each other to set up a cross screen.

Knowing that Rondo is also a speed player, Yang Ke did not go directly to the outside line, but did the opposite. Suddenly, he turned back and ran back, and quickly circled the three-point line along the route he came from!

Taking advantage of this time difference, Yang Ke temporarily got rid of Rondo and successfully ran out of the vacant seat!And just when he had just established his center of gravity, Ginobili also passed the ball.

With a stretch of his arm, Yang Ke held the ball firmly, and when he was about to shoot a three-pointer, a figure wearing a green jersey appeared in front of him at a very fast speed.

Paul Pierce!
(End of this chapter)